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Cheese & Fromage: Common Cultures - 28th Annual Festival of Cheese
Montréal is known as the City of Festivals, hosting over 100 unique and exciting festivals each year. But even Montréal has never seen the likes of the Festival of Cheese - the biggest and most comprehensive event of its kind, boasting some 1,650+ artisan, farmstead, and specialty cheeses and cultured products from Canada, U.S.A., and Mexico available for attendees to sample.
The Festival of Cheese is the culmination of the American Cheese Society's Annual Conference & Competition, and has taken place annually in different cities since 1985. Back then, 30 cheesemakers entered 89 cheeses in 7 categories into the ACS Competition. Amazing growth in artisan cheese production and consumer interest in farm-to-table products has fueled the growth of the Competition to include 1,462 cheeses in 2010.
Open to the public, the 2011 Festival of Cheese will feature all of the cheeses entered in the 2011 Competition, highlighting winners and recognizing their mastery of cheesemaking in 99 carefully defined categories.
In addition to an amazing array of cheeses, the Festival of Cheese features artisan producers and local purveyors of cheese accompaniments from crackers, breads, nuts, and dried fruits to condiments, charcuterie, and honeys. And, of course, beer and wine producers share their libations which guests can sample in their commemorative take-away wine glass.
The Festival of Cheese is open to the general public on Saturday, August 6 from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. at the Palais des Congres in downtown Montréal.
Tickets are available for $85/person and include all food and beverage samples at the event. Each ticket includes a complimentary one-month membership to the American Cheese Society.
The 2011 Festival of Cheese is sponsored by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board: http://www.eatwisconsincheese.com.
**Note: If you are already registered to attend the ACS Conference & Competition in Montréal, with either a full conference registration or a Saturday Day Pass, your Festival of Cheese ticket is INCLUDED in your registration.**
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LocationPalais des congrès de Montréal
900-159, rue Saint-Antoine O
Montreal, QC H2Z 1H2
Canada
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